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soups

Pumpkin and pepper cream soup

by Alice on ottobre 16, 2011

Ingredients 3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil half a shallot, peeled and minced 350 g raw pumpkin pulp, cut into cubes 350-400 ml filtered water whole sea salt, just enough to taste freshly ground white pepper, to taste 1 yellow pepper, cleaned, peeled and diced fresh, cleaned oregano, for garnish dehydrated red peppers, for garnish […]


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Chilled gingered watermelon soup

by Alice on luglio 12, 2011

Ingredients 600 g watermelon pulp (seeds removed), broken into pieces 1 medium zucchini, cleaned and cut into pieces 1 tomato, cleaned and seeds removed and cut into pieces 1 small red onion, peeled, cut into small pieces the juice of 6 cm fresh ginger root, cleaned, grated and squeezed 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil […]


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Ingredients 3 potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces half a cauliflower, cleaned and divided into small florets 3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (and some to serve) a 3-4 cm piece of leek, cleaned and finely chopped 300 ml water (save the water you used to cook the vegetables) 100 ml oat milk, unflavoured and […]


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Cream of broccoli soup with tahin

by Alice on novembre 8, 2010

Ingredients 400 g broccoli, cleaned, divided into florets and steamed 200 ml water (the broccoli cooking water) 100 ml oat milk, unflavoured and unsweetened 2 tablespoons tahin 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (and some more for serving) whole sea salt, just enough to taste chili powder, to taste a handful of white sesame seeds […]


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Ingredients 1 large ripe avocado, peeled 1 zucchini, cleaned half a medium cucumber, cleaned a handful of fresh basil, cleaned 250-300 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured juice of half a lemon whole sea salt, just enough to taste a few pinches of dried, powdered ginger 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1-2 teaspoons coriander […]


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Ingredients For the fava bean soup 700 g dried fava beans, soaked in filtered water for 12 hours, drained then rinsed under cold running water 1 small shallot, peeled and chopped 3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil whole sea salt, just enough to taste For the cherry tomato and basil relish 2 handfuls cherry tomatoes, […]


Posted in: beans and legumes,chilled soups,condiments,savoury,soups,spring,summer,vegetables

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Creamy celeriac and chestnut soup

by Alice on febbraio 1, 2010

Ingredients 100 g dried and peeled chestnuts, soaked in filtered water for 20 minutes 1 medium celeriac, peeled and cut into pieces whole sea salt 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Himalayan salt, just enough to taste 400 ml filtered water (you can use all or part of the leftover cooking water you used to […]


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Pumpkin and apple soup

by Alice on novembre 30, 2009

Ingredients 1 small pumpkin a pinch of whole sea salt filtered water (to cook the pumpkin) 2 apples (I used Red Delicious), peeled and cut into cubes or slices 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, and some more to serve juice of 3 cm fresh ginger root a large handful of pumpkin seeds half a […]


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Ingredients For the soup 1/2 ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into pieces 2 cucumbers, ends cut off, washed, peeled and cut into pieces 1/2 shallot, peeled and chopped 2 handfuls of almonds, peeled and soaked for 1 hour juice of 1 lemon 3 teaspoons agave syrup 3 cm fresh ginger root, peeled 3 tablespoons […]


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Creamed pumpkin

by Alice on aprile 2, 2009

Part sauce, part soup, part side dish, this creamed pumpkin is versatile, simple and delicious. You can enjoy it as a sauce with almost any kind of pasta and other grain-based dishes. As it’s incredibly smooth, it makes a perfect soup. It can also be wonderful paired with beans. Makes 4 servings. Ingredients 1 medium sized pumpkin half […]


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Chilled cantaloupe soup

by Alice on settembre 3, 2008

Ingredients 1 ripe cantaloupe pulp, seeds removed, cut into cubes 2 cucumbers, peeled 1 garlic clove, peeled 2 cm fresh ginger root, peeled 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil the juice of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons apple vinegar half a teaspoon whole sea salt ground white pepper, to taste ground paprika, to taste red chili […]


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